Pradyumna: "The rasas derived from our feeling in social life, in family life or in greater family life of altruism, philanthropism, nationalism, socialism, communism, etc., do not guarantee that one's next life will be as a human being."
Prabhupāda: Yes. There is no guarantee. That . . . yes. Now today I am very great leader, minister. That's all right. But after death there is no guarantee that you'll become again minister or big man, big business man. There is no such guarantee. That we'll have to accept another body according to your karma. Suppose as businessman, I've done very nicely. I have given in charity. That's nice. You get better life. But for business' sake, I have earned money by hook and crook, by mentality's just like crocodile or dog; then I have to become a crocodile. That's all.
Because after death you are in the hands of nature. You cannot dictate that "Give me this and that body." No. That you have to prepare in this life. If you prepare yourself in this life to go back to home, back to Godhead, you go back to home, back to Godhead. If you prepare your this life as a crocodile, then you become crocodile. So God is very kind. Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante (BG 4.11).
So it is your business to what kind of body you are going to get next. Just like the example I was giving last night. That we are staying in this room, and suppose after a month we have to give it up. So we must find out another apartment. It may be better or it may be lower.
There is no guarantee. But if we can arrange, we can get better apartment than this. And if we cannot, we may go to hellish apartment. This is the way. But for the devotee, at least it is guaranteed that he gets next life as a human being. Not only human being, but in the family of a devotee or in the family of rich man. These alternatives are there.